No he isn’t, and who would want him to be? He didn’t make a big effort to be at Amanda’s promotion for publicity or public adoration. He’s just a doting dad who is lucky to have the wherewithal to have his own private jet.

“(Amanda) told me it’s fine, stay, it’s the U.S. Open. I know how much you care about it,” Mickelson said after his round. “I told her I want to be there. I don’t want to miss that. I don’t want to miss her speech.”

Phil proudly recounted that Amanda, one of several students to address the class, slipped in a Ron Burgundy “Anchorman” quote. It was a special night, followed by special day.

“I’m very excited about Phil’s round,” Amy Mickelson said on the phone. “I’m so relieved after the crazy night he had. I’m really proud of him.”

There is a long, long way to go in the tournament, but it’s tempting to anticipate how exquisite the excitement might be if Mickelson were to contend on the back nine on Sunday, which happens to be his 43rd birthday, on Father’s Day.

Amanda was born 14 years ago, on June 21, the day after her father’s first Open heartbreak loss, to Payne Stewart.

Not one to be put in a box, even Phil can appreciate the symmetry of it all.